Information Systems Specialists (security) are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality, integrity, and confidentiality of Sheffield City Council’s information systems and assets. Conducting risk assessments, implementing security controls, and responding to incidents. This role is critical to ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and protecting against security threats. As a subject matter expert, this role advises and guides on all matters related to information security.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and diligent security specialist to join our team. The ideal candidate with be responsible for maintaining security systems, auditing systems against our policies and procedures, identifying vulnerabilities, managing risk, and responding to incidents.

Knowledge and Skills:

A strong analytical mind
Highly self-motivated
Proactive approach to risk management
Strong working knowledge of security concepts and fundamentals
Calm and effective under pressure of security incidents
Excellent communication skills for presenting security risk to non-technical stakeholders
Effective collaboration with colleagues and partners to achieve goals
Understanding of various compliance regulations and standards such as (GDPR, ISO27001, NIST, NCSC CAF, PCI-DSS, NHS DSPT)
Strong knowledge of and experience with technical security tools and solutions (firewalls, IDS, SIEM, SOAR, EDR, etc)
Strong understanding of networking concepts (TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, TLS, VPN, etc)
Good ethical judgment and integrity necessary to handle and protect sensitive information
Strong knowledge of Windows based Operating systems both desktop and server.
Organisational skills for managing multiple workstreams
Continuous learning to keep up with Security trends and threats
Nice to have; knowledge of programming (automation) languages. (python, bash, powershell, etc)

Responsibilities:

Work with the team to maintain the information security programme
Assist in the development of the information security policies and procedures
Perform risk assessments of information systems and provide best practice guidance on risk mitigation
Manage security tools such as antivirus, EDR, SIEM, SOAR, Vulnerability scanner, etc
Implement security measures to protect the organisation
Conduct security audits to ensure compliance with policy
Work with departments to educate and train staff on best practices and awareness and build a strong culture of security within the organisation
Investigate and respond to security incidents and breaches
Co-ordinate with service owners to ensure 3^rd party systems comply with security requirements
Work with the information security team to ensure that risks a properly managed
Keep up to date on the latest cyber trends and threats

We are investing in our workforce and are promoting opportunities to our under-represented groups. We value equality, diversity and inclusion and are focused on increasing the diversity of our workforce, particularly the number of Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, Disabled and LGBTQ+ people, so that our teams reflect the communities in the city we serve. We are also supporting staff with unpaid caring responsibilities to work flexibly.

It is a great time to join us and we welcome your application.

Under the Guaranteed Interview scheme, applicants who are disabled, care leavers, or armed forces veterans will be guaranteed an interview if they meet the essential criteria and indicate their eligibility on the application form.

Full-time employees work 37 hours for 52 weeks of the year and we offer a generous holiday entitlement. We are open to discussions about a wide range of flexible working opportunities which benefit you and the Council, including reduced hour contracts, working part time or as a job share.

If you are appointed to this role, your starting salary will be at the bottom of the grade. If you provide payslip evidence that your basic pay is greater than the bottom of the grade, we will consider starting you at the point of minimum advantage within the grade.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all individuals, ensuring a safe and supportive environment for everyone and where appropriate to the role the successful applicant will be required to undertake relevant safeguarding checks.

Equality of pay is extremely important to us. All roles at Sheffield City Council are going through an evaluation process which may result in changes to some pay arrangements from 2026. Find out more on our Sheff news page.

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